Interventions promoting healthy eating as a tool for reducing social inequalities in diet in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Table 2 Description of interventions promoting healthy eating to reduce social inequalities in diet

Study	Communication tools	Duration of nutrition education sessions	Total duration of intervention	Individual health behavior change model used	Expected outcome
Interventions focused on disadvantaged populations
Constante Jaime P, et al. 2006 [31]	─	Three meeting of 2 h each	5 months	─	Increase FV intake
Lucumi DI, et al. 2006 [33]	Printed material	Weekly sessions of 2 h each	4 months	Social cognitive theory	Increased FV intake Forbidding in-home smoking Increased PA
White SC, et al. 2006 [34]	Video presentation, face to face training	Weekly meetings of unknown duration	6 weeks	Theory of implementation intentions and social support	Increased FV intake Increased PA Increase participation in cancer screening
Vio F, et al. 2011 [32]	Printed material	Three workshops of unknown duration	6 months	─	Food behavior change Increased PA
Interventions addressing the entire population
Zammit N, et al. 2015 [36]	Printed material, radio	─	3 years	─	Increased FV intake Increased PA Decrease of tobacco use
Bhiri S, et al. 2015 [37]	Face to face training, printed material, tv	─	3 years	─	Increased FV intake Increased PA Decrease of tobacco use
Sadeghi M, et al. 2011 [35]	Face to face training, printed material, radio/tv	From 5 min to 2 h every week	5 years	─	Food behavior change Increased PA Decrease of tobacco use

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